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Austin Hill wins dramatic NASCAR O’Reilly San Diego race in last-lap cross
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Austin Hill wins dramatic NASCAR O’Reilly San Diego race in last-lap cross

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By Motorsports June 21, 2026
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It took nearly 5 hours from start-to-finish, however ultimately, it was the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of who captured the checkered flag.

After despatched spinning from the lead with three laps to go, Hill muscled Grey out of the best way on the white flag lap, claiming victory for RCR.

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Grey completed second, third, Kvapil fourth, and fifth. , , Austin Inexperienced, , and Corey Day stuffed out the rest of the highest ten.

Hill completely burned the tires off of it in his post-race celebration, and wanted to get towed again to Victory Lane. He even did a burnout across the black No. 8 painted onto the monitor’s floor in tribute to fallen NASCAR legend and RCR driver .

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That is Hill’s sixteenth profession NASCAR O’Reilly win, however his first on a street course.

Stage 1

Saturday’s race bought off to a wierd begin as a metallic cowl got here free on the opening lap. Corey Day struck it, .

Whereas Day’s race was imagined to be over, NASCAR made some stunning rule adjustments to change his destiny. As a result of particular circumstances, Hendrick Motorsports was allowed to work beneath the purple flag, exchange the destroyed radiator, and even get their laps again earlier than the race lastly resumed on Lap 10. Day additionally narrowly prevented a security truck after returning to the race.

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Crews led the sphere, however determined to flip the stage after a big piece of particles blocked the grille and induced the water temperature to spike. Day and R. Sieg had been amongst those that short-pitted as effectively, however each confronted penalties that dropped them to the rear of the sphere.

Hill went on to win the stage over Retzlaff, Mayer, Alfredo, Kvapil, Smith, Creed, Inexperienced, Grey, and Sawalich.

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Stage 2

In the course of the early portion of Stage 2, went for 2 separate spins, and Thompson made vital contact with the wall after contact from Day.

Allgaier additionally went for a spin, and reported being down a cylinder, however the subsequent warning was for the stalled automotive of Lavar Scott. A handful of automobiles had already pitted, however many extra took the chance to pit beneath yellow, together with Hill and Crews.

All of the sudden, it was Tay. Grey and Retzlaff out entrance for the restart. Allgaier went for an additional spin again within the pack, whereas Retzlaff and Grey engaged in an exhilarating battle for the stage win.

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They had been side-by-side all through a lot of the ultimate lap, with Grey lastly prevailing as Retzlaff made slight contact with the wall.

Grey gained Stage 2, adopted by Retzlaff, , Day, Mayer, Crews, Kvapil, Hill, S. Smith, and Sawalich.

Stage 3

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Retzlaff snatched the lead away from Grey on the following restart, whereas Day’s unusual race bought worse as Thompson appeared to retaliate from earlier contact, sending him into the wall. That triggered a full-course warning.

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The restart that adopted was race-altering in a really massive approach. Sam Mayer clipped the within wall in Flip 1, taking pictures throughout Alfredo’s nostril and sending each automobiles careening into the skin wall.

, and the race was halted for prolonged wall repairs. In the course of the stoppage, , earlier than fleeing over fencing and in the end getting arrested.

Retzlaff was main the race, however Kvapil finally took the lead. Vehicles started to pit beneath inexperienced with about 20 laps to go, Grey amongst them.

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Quickly after, Leland Honeyman went for a spin, transferring a tire pack within the ultimate chicane, which compelled officers to throw a warning, interrupting the cycle.

Then it was heartbreak for Retzlaff, who ran out of gasoline whereas working second behind the tempo automotive. The remainder of the sphere took the chance to pit throughout this warning, and Grey was now the motive force out entrance resulting from pitting simply earlier than the yellow.

With ten to go, Jesse Iwuji introduced out a yellow after items of his broken fender fell onto the monitor.

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Kvapil was in charge of the race, and there was fixed chaos all through the pack. Brandon Jones, Brennan Poole, Jeb Burton, and Rajah Caruth all spun in separate incidents, however the race remained inexperienced because the battle for the lead bought intense.

Grey despatched it beneath Kvapil with three laps to go, however wheel-hopped into the facet of him, sending the JRM driver spinning. That run-in introduced Hill again into the combat, and he moved Grey out of the best way on the ultimate lap, securing an emotional win for RCR.

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